Lin Junq-tzer

Lin Junq-tzer (Chinese: 林政則; pinyin: Lín Zhèngzé; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Chèng-chek; born 1944) is a Taiwanese politician who has served as the appointed governor of Taiwan Provincial Government from 26 February 2010 to 20 May 2016.^[1]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lin.

Lin Junq-tzer
林政則
Lin in 2011
Acting Chairman of the Kuomintang
In office 1 July 2017 – 20 August 2017
Secretary General	Tseng Yung-chuan
Preceded by	Hung Hsiu-chu
Succeeded by	Wu Den-yih
Vice Chairman of the Kuomintang
In office 18 May 2016 – 19 August 2017 Serving with Steve Chan, Chen Chen-hsiang, Hau Lung-pin and Jason Hu
Chairperson	Hung Hsiu-chu Himself (acting)
22nd Chairman of the Provincial Government and Minister without Portfolio[note 1]
In office 24 February 2010 – 20 May 2016
Appointed by	Executive Yuan
Prime Minister	See list Wu Den-yih Sean Chen Jiang Yi-huah Mao Chi-kuo Simon Chang
Preceded by	Chang Jin-fu
Succeeded by	Shih Jun-ji
5th Mayor of Hsinchu
In office 20 December 2001 – 20 December 2009
Preceded by	James Tsai
Succeeded by	Hsu Ming-tsai
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office 1 February 1996 – 20 December 2001
Preceded by	Hsieh Chi-ta
Succeeded by	Lu Hsueh-chang
Constituency	Hsinchu
Personal details
Born	(1944-02-05) 5 February 1944 (age 81) Hsinchu, Japanese Taiwan
Nationality	Empire of Japan (1944–1945) Taiwan (1945–present)
Political party	Kuomintang
Education	Soochow University (BA) National University (MS)

Early life and education

A Hakka born in Hsinchu, Lin obtained his bachelor's degree in business administration from Soochow University in 1967 and master's degree in educational administration in 1989.

Early career

After finishing his bachelor's degree from Soochow University, Lin taught as a teacher at Zhudong Junior High School in Hsinchu County in 1968-1969.

Early political career

On 23 December 1972, Lin joined the legislative election and won a member seat at Hsinchu County Council. In 1981, he became the delegate for National Assembly.

Hsinchu City Mayor

Lin was elected as the Mayor of Hsinchu City after winning the 2001 Republic of China local election under Kuomintang on 1 December 2001 and took office on 20 December 2001.

2001 Hsinchu City Mayoral Election Result
No.	Party	Candidate	Votes	Ratio
1	Democratic Progressive Party	Tsai Jen-chien (蔡仁堅)	69,165	42.77%
2	Independent	Wang Shao-chuan (王少泉)	801	0.50%
3	Kuomintang	Lin Junq-tzer (林政則)	90,580	56.01%
4	Independent	Huang Chung-mei (黃中媄)	1,171	0.72%

He was then re-elected by a near 40% margin as the mayor after winning the 2005 Republic of China local election on 3 December 2005 and took office on 20 December 2005.

2005 Hsinchu City Mayoral Election Result
No.	Party	Candidate	Votes	Ratio
1	Democratic Progressive Party	Cheng Kuei-yuan (鄭貴元)	49,777	30.73%
2	Kuomintang	Lin Junq-tzer (林政則)	112,221	69.27%

Notes

1. Titled as chairman of the Taiwan Provincial Government; as a governor that was appointed by the Executive Yuan.